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It's exactly what critics of the Common Core school curriculum warned about: Partisan political statements masquerading as English lessons finding their way into elementary school classrooms.

Teaching materials aligned with the controversial national educational standards ask fifth-graders to edit such sentences as “(The president) makes sure the laws of the country are fair,” “The wants of an individual are less important than the well-being of the nation” and “the commands of government officials must be obeyed by all.” The sentences, which appear in worksheets published by New Jersey-based Pearson Education, are presented not only for their substance, but also to teach children how to streamline bulky writing.
---The politically charged lesson appears in a worksheet titled “Hold the Flag High,” in which students are taught about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The assignment asks students to make examples of sentences; “less wordy by replacing the underlined words with a possessive noun phrase.” They are then presented with a half-dozen sentences describing the job duties of a U.S. president.

But if the lessons are meant as a primer on the Constitution, there's another problem, note critics. The job of making sure laws are fair is not the president's, but the judicial branch's. The executive branch's duty is to administer laws. And the example that places the well-being of the nation above the "wants of an individual" appears to run counter to the basic principles of the Bill of Rights.

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How nice. Education and socialist indoctrination all rolled into one, prepping the little mindless drones to fall into lockstep behind the first American dictator.

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I know I sound l like a pessimist, but this is the price of stupidity on the part of the American electorate. Expect it to get worse. It is a minority of Americans who are concerned about the godless Progressive agenda. Even though that minority is vocal it is marginalized and demonized. In many ways I feel like Josiah who was told he would go to his grave in peace. It is possible we are witnesses to the passing of America's greatness?

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I know I sound l like a pessimist, but this is the price of stupidity on the part of the American electorate. Expect it to get worse. It is a minority of Americans who are concerned about the godless Progressive agenda. Even though that minority is vocal it is marginalized and demonized. In many ways I feel like Josiah who was told he would go to his grave in peace. It is possible we are witnesses to the passing of America's greatness?

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Great post, your writing style reminds me a lot of guy from Finland named Harald, I think he got banned. Anyways, welcome to BB! Don't forget to introduce yourself. :thumbs:

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